Africa

Nairobi, 27 May— Thirty people have died in an outbreak of yellow fever in southern Sudan, which has affected at least 80 people, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. It was earlier suspected that the […]

Addis Ababa, 27 May— Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi branded the crucial boundary ruling that places the symbolic village of Badme in Eritrea as “wrong and unjust” on Tuesday. His comments come amid increasing tensions […]

Geneva/Algiers, 26 May– UNICEF launched on Monday an emergency appeal to donors for help in providing emergency relief supplies to victims of the massive earthquake that struck Algeria on May 21, killing more than 2,000 […]

Burundi, Central African Republic and Cöte d‘Ivoire on peace agenda In a further demonstration of increasing African resolve to tackle the continent’s numerous conflicts, South Africa, Ethiopia and Mozambique announced in early April that they […]

Obasanjo: New Partnership making progress Answering criticisms that the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has been making little visible headway, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded that ”we have taken our time to ensure […]

Geneva/New York, 24 May Musician and activist Bob Geldof will return to Ethiopia with UNICEF next week for the first time since his landmark visit to the drought-stricken country 20 years ago. Ethiopia is in […]

Washington, 23 May The United States is ”greatly disturbed” by reports of intensifying fighting in Liberia and has called on all combatants, both government and rebel forces, to cease their campaigns of violence, and to […]

Johannesburg, 23 May (IRIN) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in power for 23 years, has called for an open debate on his succession within the ruling ZANU-PF party. Addressing a rally on Thursday in Mount […]